Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km NNW of Midland, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-23 11:10:50 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.398° N, 102.141° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.3western Texas · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 47
  6. 1.613 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.812 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.712 km N of Midland, Texas · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 34
  10. 1.89 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.218 km NNE of Goldsmith, Texas · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.015 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.69 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.714 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
  16. 1.68 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.317 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.338 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.814 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.78 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1860 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.96 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.214 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.231 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.931 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.113 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.514 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.126 km W of Garden City, Texas · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.414 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.412 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.013 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.812 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.829 km ESE of Midland, Texas · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.011 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.116 km WNW of Big Spring, Texas · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.716 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 593
  41. 1.915 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.312 km N of Midland, Texas · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.213 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.815 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.615 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
  46. 2.512 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.910 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.229 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.813 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.929 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 3.430 km E of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.1western Texas · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.211 km N of Midland, Texas · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.66 km S of Gardendale, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.88 km WSW of Westbrook, Texas · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.713 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.512 km N of Midland, Texas · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  59. 1.914 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.811 km N of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.614 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.116 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.718 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.536 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.838 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.012 km N of Midland, Texas · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.713 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.613 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.618 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.917 km NW of Midland, Texas · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.57 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1907 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.118 km SSW of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNE of Odessa, Texas · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.820 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.014 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.516 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021ohth. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.